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JP Morgan's trading guru says the market is underappreciating the risk of a conflict with Iran

The market is ignoring ongoing US-Iran tensions, which is a mistake, according to JPMorgan's Marko Kolanovic.

5 years ago

U.S., China reset trade relationship with Phase 1 agreement

The United States and China announced an initial trade deal on Wednesday that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services, defusing an 18-month conflict between the world's two largest economies.



5 years ago

Here's how your Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is calculated – and what it could look like in 2021

Retirees living on fixed budgets count on one change every year: Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment. In 2020, beneficiaries got a 1.6% increase to their checks. New estimates point to how much next year's boost may be based on current data.

5 years ago

China to boost U.S. purchases by $76.7 billion in first year of trade deal: text

China has agreed to increase purchase $76.7 billion worth of U.S. goods in the first year of the newly signed Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, with $123.3 billion slated for the second year, according to the text of the agreement released on Wednesday.



5 years ago

China's Xi tells Trump he welcomes Phase 1 trade deal

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump in a letter that he welcomes the Phase 1 trade deal reached with the United States and that he is willing to stay in close touch with the American leader.



5 years ago

Wall Street pares gains after U.S., China sign Phase 1 trade deal

U.S. stocks came off their session highs on Wednesday after the United States and China signed a long-awaited Phase 1 trade deal that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services.



5 years ago

Trump urges Boeing to move fast on resolving 737 MAX issues

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Boeing Co to move quickly to resolve issues with the grounded 737 MAX, noting the planemaker's significant impact on the U.S. economy.



5 years ago

What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a deal on Wednesday in the White House that cut some U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for Chinese pledges to purchase more of American farm, energy and manufactured goods and address some U.S. complaints about intellectual property practices.



5 years ago

Goldman pledges 'concrete' expense target after profit decline

Goldman Sachs Group Inc will set an expense target at its investor day later this month, management said on Wednesday, after the bank missed Wall Street profit expectations due to inflated costs.



5 years ago

Electronic payments usage is up, but comes with privacy issues for consumers

Digital and card payments have increased dramatically over the past few years, according to Federal Reserve data. While the trend poses benefits like speed and consumer ease, it also brings up data privacy and cash-flow issues.

5 years ago

Trump: U.S. will lift tariffs on China after Phase 2 deal finished

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would remove all U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports as soon as the two countries completed the Phase 2 part of their trade agreement, adding that he does not expect there to be a Phase 3 pact.



5 years ago

U.S-China trade deal touts financial sector wins, but there's a sense of deja-vu

The long-awaited U.S.-China trade deal unveiled on Wednesday touted new wins for U.S. financial firms looking to access China's $4 trillion financial market, but many of the changes were already in train even before the trade war ignited.



5 years ago

Pratt & Whitney expects GTF engine software update on A220 jet in spring

A software update for the GTF engine on Airbus' smallest jet, the A220, is expected in the spring, pending regulatory approval, a top executive at United Technologies Corp's Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine division said on Wednesday.



5 years ago

U.S. producer prices nudge up as inflation remains benign

U.S. producer prices edged up in December as a rise in the cost of goods was offset by weakness in services, the latest indication of tame inflation pressures that could allow the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged this year.



5 years ago

S&P 500 near record high after U.S., China sign Phase 1 trade deal

The S&P 500 rose to trade near all-time high on Wednesday after the United States and China signed a Phase 1 trade agreement and pledged to resolve their longstanding tariff dispute that has roiled financial markets in the recent years.



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